Spies, Whistleblowers, and Computer Fraud In a case with implications for national security, whistleblowing, and free press, Pfc. Bradley Manning was recently convicted by a military tribunal of six counts under the Espionage Act as well as a variety of other crimes for the leak of sensitive government information, including diplomatic cables, Afghan and Iraqi war logs, and a video of an American helicopter attack which killed a Reuters journalist. Among these crimes was one count under Continue Reading →

Tighter Digital Protections on the Horizon The fall-out from the Paula Broadwell investigation has resulted in more than the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus. It’s resulted in increased scrutiny over government access to electronic data without the use of a warrant. Just this week, Senate committee has unanimously approved of a measure amending the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 which would increase security for e-mails. Instead of an administrative subpoena for certain electronically stored data, the government would need to Continue Reading →